The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.0320  Thursday, 5 February 2004

From:           Clinton Atchley <
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Date:           Wednesday, 4 Feb 2004 09:24:13 -0600
Subject:        Bear-Baiting

Can anyone recommend sources on the "sport" of bear-baiting in
Elizabethan England?  I'm curious as to where they got the bears and
what kind.  I'm assuming the dogs were bred for the purpose.

Thanks in advance,
Clint Atchley

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